词族 · weary
中文词源
weary 乏味的
来自古英语werig,疲劳的，悲惨的，进一步词源不详。或来自wear,磨损，引申词义疲乏，乏味。
英语词源
- weary
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weary: [OE] Weary is descended from a West Germanic *wōriga, whose other offspring have all died out. It was formed from the base *wōr-, which also produced Old English wōrian ‘wander, totter’ and Old Norse örr ‘mad’, but its ultimate ancestry is uncertain.
- weary (adj.)
- Old English werig "tired, exhausted; miserable, sad," related to worian "to wander, totter," from Proto-Germanic *worigaz (cognates: Old Saxon worig "weary," Old High German wuorag "intoxicated"), of unknown origin.
- weary (v.)
- Old English wergian "to be or become tired" (intransitive), gewergian "to exhaust, to make tired" (transitive), from the source of weary (adj.). Related: Wearied; wearying.
权威例句
- 1. The weary walkers soothed their aching feet in the sea.
- 走累了的人们把脚伸进海水中浸泡以缓解疼痛。
- 2. She was weary of being alone.
- 她厌倦了独处。
- 3. They're getting awfully weary of this silly war.
- 他们越来越厌烦这场无聊的战争。
- 4. Rachel looked pale and weary.
- 雷切尔看起来脸色苍白，疲惫不堪。
- 5. He looked weary and bedraggled.
- 他看上去又疲惫，又邋遢。
词语辨析
【weary, tired】
这组词都有“累的，疲乏的”的意思，其区别是：
weary: 侧重指由于连续不断进行某项活动而造成的疲劳，以致感到厌烦。
tired: 普通用词，泛指因工作紧张，劳动过度，休息不足等而引起的疲乏。
这组词都有“累的，疲乏的”的意思，其区别是：
weary: 侧重指由于连续不断进行某项活动而造成的疲劳，以致感到厌烦。
tired: 普通用词，泛指因工作紧张，劳动过度，休息不足等而引起的疲乏。